Article
Genetic epidemiology of Sarcoptes scabiei in the Iberian wolf in Asturias, Spain.
Veterinary parasitology - 23 Sept 2013
Oleaga Alvaro, Alasaad Samer, Rossi Luca, Casais Rosa, Vicente Joaquin, Maione Sandra, Soriguer Ramón C, Gortázar Christian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: During the last decades, attempts have been made to understand the molecular epidemiology of Sarcoptes scabiei, and to detect and clarify the differences between isolates from different hosts and geographic regions. Two main phenomena have been described: (i) host-taxon derived-Sarcoptes mite infection in European wild animals (revealing the presence of three separate clusters, namely herbivore-,...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Deer
- Foxes
- Genetic Markers
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Rupicapra
- Sarcoptes scabiei
- Scabies
- Spain
- Wolves
